In 1901, the Nobel prizes were born. But what does it take to win a Nobel Prize? Though there's no clear formula for success, there are certain traits common to many Nobel laureates. Above all, the prize favors people who seek to advance human knowledge or create solutions to the world...
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But there are many kinds of scientists. Sir Peter Medawar, a Nobel Laureate in Medicine, said: “Among scientists are collectors, classifiers, and compulsivetidiers-up;many are detectives by temperament and many are ex...
Gushy lines like “At Harvard, every day I’ll feel inspired by walking the same halls that countless Nobel laureates, politicians, and CEOs once traversed” won’t get you anywhere, because Harvard admissions officers already know their school is one of the most prestigious and famous ...
But there are many kinds of scientists. Sir Peter Medawar, a Nobel Laureate in Medicine, said: “Among scientists are collectors, classifiers, and compulsive tidiers-up; many are detectives by temperament and many are explorers; some are artists and others artisans.” ...
I opened the talks, especially to the younger people by explaining that AT&T’s equipment division, Lucent Technologies, which included Bell Laboratories, nine Nobel laureates worked there. They invented the transistor and the silicon chip. Bell Labs invented radar. They inv...
“It has meant that I’ve been much more of a participant in public lectures, for schools, for undergraduates, and high school students and even elementary school students. I am the past president of the, and maybe the Nobel had something to do with that. I’ve been able to participate...
The economics prize will be awarded next Monday. Officially known as the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, it wasn't created by Nobel, but by Riksbanken, Sweden's central bank, in 1968. The laureates will receive their awards at elegant ceremonies in Sto...
Spending ages trying to find parking is a problem well-known even for Nobel laureates. Some of them joke, “The universe is expanding, but where do I park?” and that the prestigious award’s best perk is that precious, forever-reserved parking slot. Finding a parking spot, unfortunately,...
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